Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Trust Programs Committee Minutes of Meeting – November 5, 2012  1 
File: TAS/TPC-2 
ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL 
TRUST PROGRAMS COMMITTEE 
 
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5, 2012  
VICTORIA B.C. 
 
Present: Committee Members   Staff                                                        
 
Alex Allen, Hornby 
Paul Brent, Saturna (Chair) 
George Grams, Salt Spring (Vice Chair) 
Lisa Gordon, TAS Director 
Clare Frater, Policy Analyst 
Laura Stringer, Communications Specialist 
 Ken Hancock, North Pender (EC Rep)  
 Tony Law, Hornby  
 Liz Montague, South Pender  
 Sheila Malcolmson, Gabriola (ex officio) 
 Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier (by phone)  
 Andrew Stone, Bowen   
 
Absent:  
Laura Busheikin, Denman 
   
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
The meeting was called to order at 10:45 a.m.  
 
1.1 Approval of the Agenda  
 
It was agreed by consent to adopt the agenda with a change to place item 3.3 ahead of 
3.2. 
  
2. REGULAR COMMITTEE BUSINESS 
 
2.1 Approval of Regular Minutes of August 20, 2012  
 
It was agreed by consent to adopt the Regular Minutes of August 20, 2012. 
 
2.2 Follow up Action List 
 
The committee reviewed the list and had no comments. 
 
2.3 Indicators Briefing 
 
Staff provided an overview of the briefing and suggested that 100% Census data may be available in 
early 2013. 
 
3. TRUST COUNCIL BUSINESS 
 
3.1  Briefing – TPC items on Trust Council’s Strategic Plan  
 
Staff explained that following Trust Council’s adoption of its Strategic Plan in September, staff were 
requested to use it as a basis for development of the 2013/14 budget. Staff are now working to estimate 
some preliminary costs for the approved activities and to identify some options or phases for them. Staff 
asked committee members for input on potential options and phases for activities that Trust Programs 
Committee is responsible for. Committee members provided input on the following topics: 

Trust Programs Committee Minutes of Meeting – November 5, 2012  2 
3.1 “Encourage understanding and voluntary stewardship of water resources”: 
 
Committee members supported the idea of asking island water groups for their water education 
materials and best practices. Members discussed that regional districts focus their education 
initiatives on community water services and there is a gap in both groundwater regulation and 
education. Staff committed to bringing an inventory of local water education materials to the 
February or May 2013 meeting with a report about water stewardship education initiatives that 
local groups suggest.  
 
4.1 Create linkages between islands and Regional Districts to share effective and appropriate 
economic development models 
 
Committee members supported the idea of developing a proposal for a half-day economic 
development session at the December 2013 Islands Trust Council meeting that will include 
regional directors. They discussed that the session could focus on current and proposed 
economic development activities, roles, gaps, barriers, case studies

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